The goal, Welk said, was to create music that had a "bouncing feel" and would be easily recognizable. Born to German-Russian immigrants to Strasburg, North Dakota, in 1903, Welk was known as the farm boy who liked to play the accordion, playing his famous "champagne music" that emphasized dancing, light melodies and rhythms. Given that Welk was from Dakota (as he often called it) and his appearances at the Palace coincided with his own national rise to stardom, the Mitchell area loved him unlike any other. ![]() A 1963 Daily Republic headline boasted it simply: "WELK WOWS 'EM AGAIN AT PALACE." In the three appearances in the 1960s alone, he drew more than 150,000 attendees. He headlined the festival's main stage five times (1948, 1954, 1962, 19, becoming the only standalone act to lead the festival billing that many times), and he set records with every stop. Over four decades, Welk kept popping into the Corn Palace with his champagne music and filling the venue to its brim. But in Corn Palace history, there is one entertainer who stands alone: Lawrence Welk.
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